“What is it about intimacy that makes it so very disturbing?”

“As with a wound on one's own body, it is possible to develop an intimacy with the most disturbing of things”

“We are summoned not only to intimacy but to take possession of our very oneness with the Son of God in the inner life of the Trinity in the communication of the very Love of Father and Son, the Most Holy Spirit. This is what centering prayer is about.”

“It is within our power not to make a judgement about something, and so not disturb our minds; for nothing in itself possesses the power to form our judgements.”

“If you truly desire intimacy with your Father and Jesus, you must be willing to do what is the very heart of intimacy: share who you really are with Him—all your innermost thoughts and feelings.”

“We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens to us.”